The advent of large-scale datasets that trace the workings of science has encouraged
researchers from many different disciplinary backgrounds to turn scientific methods into …

Nanomedicines can integrate multiple functionalities to improve the efficacy of disease
treatment with reduced off-target toxicity. However, challenges such as tedious synthesis …

While inequalities in science are common, most efforts to understand them treat scientists as
isolated individuals, ignoring the network effects of collaboration. Here, we develop models …

Early-career researchers (ECRs) make up a large portion of the academic workforce and
their experiences often reflect the wider culture of the research system. Here we surveyed …

There is increasing policy interest in the recruitment and integration of star scientists as a
mechanism to catalyse research productivity. We use rich data for three Small Open …

We study mentorship in scientific collaborations, where a junior scientist is supported by
potentially multiple senior collaborators, without them necessarily having formal supervisory …

Nowadays, teaching and learning activity employing the flipped classroom model has an
important position in the process of providing education. This research aimed at identifying …

Interdisciplinary research is on the rise globally. Yet, several studies have shown that it often
achieves lower impact compared to more specialized work, and is less likely to attract …

Can we help predict the future impact of researchers using early-career factors? We analyze
early-career factors of the world's 100 most prominent researchers across 8 scientific fields …

University rankings are increasingly adopted for academic comparison and success
quantification, even to establish performance-based criteria for funding assignment …